Brussel Sprouts The Easy Way

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups brussels sprouts (approximately)
• 3 garlic cloves, whole but crushed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 prepare sprouts by slicing bottom of the stem area off slightly, and peeling outer layers off. half or quarter them, depending on size, then wash them off.
• 2 put sprouts into a sauce pan with a little water and cover, and steam them until almost fork tender, approximately 6-7 minutes. they will continue cooking in later steps.
• 3 you could also steam them in a steamer for 2-3 minutes, again until almost fork tender.
• 4 drain sprouts from the water, and put olive oil and crushed garlic cloves into pan with medium-high heat. cook until garlic flavors the oil, but does not burn, approximately 5 minutes.
• 5 remove the garlic and discard (so it won't burn and add a bitter taste to the dish).
• 6 add the brussel sprouts to the garlic oil in the pan and cook until edges get very brown. they will almost look burned, but this is the color you want.
• 7 at the end of cooking add slivered almonds and salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 serve warm.